René-Paul Victoria
René-Paul Victoria was a member of the National Assembly of France, representing the island of Réunion.
He was a candidate for the National Assembly in 1997, and lost
against Michel Tamaya.
He was elected mayor of Saint-Denis, Réunion in 2001 against the socialist Michel Tamaya.
In 2009, he lost the elections against Gilbert Annette of the socialist party.
He was elected to the National Assembly of France, defeating the deputy of Saint-Denis, Réunion, Michel Tamaya in 2002 and was reelected in 2008 against Gilbert Annette with 51,46% of votes.
In 2008 he left UMP - Union for a Popular Movement together with other Reunion Politicians and founded "Objective Réunion".
